IMPROVING THE ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS MIFTAHUL FALAH TALUN KAYEN PATI IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014 BY USING WHOLESOME SCATTERING GAME By NOVI KHUMAEROTUL HIDAYAH NIM 201032119 ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY 2014 i
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IMPROVING THE ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS MIFTAHUL FALAH TALUN KAYEN PATI IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014 BY USING WHOLESOME SCATTERING GAME SKRIPSI Presented to the University of Muria Kudus In a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For Completing the Sarjana Program In English Education By NOVI KHUMAEROTUL HIDAYAH NIM 201032119 DEPARTEMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS 2014 iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATIONS MOTTO "Do the best. Be the Best. and Be the Winner" Karena sesungguhnya sesudah kesulitan itu ada kemudahan. (Al Qur an, 94. 5) DEDICATIONS This skripsi is proudly dedicated to: My beloved mother (Masrukah) and father (Sudiono) with their love and effort who always pray and support me. Thanks for everything. My beloved brothers (Andika and Fi ul) and sister (Noura) who always give me happiness, spirit, and motivation for her life. My soul mate (Ali), thanks for your care, support, motivation, and gives the cheers in my life. My close and lovely friends Kejora (Anis, Anggar, Ari, Fitria, Lely) thanks for your nice friendship. My friends Komet (Sugi and Apid) thanks for everything. iv
ADVISORS APPROVAL This is to certify that Skripsi of Novi Khumaerotul Hidayah (NIM: 2010-32-119) has been approved by the skripsi advisors for further approval by the Examining Committee. Kudus, June 2014 Advisor I Dr. H.A.Hilal Majdji, M.Pd NIS.0610713020001020 Kudus, June 2014 Advisor II Rismiyanto, S.S., M.Pd NIS.0610701000001146 Acknowledged by The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Dean, Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd NIP. 19621219 198703 1 015 v
EXAMINERS APPROVAL This is to certify that the Sarjana Skripsi of Novi Khumaerotul Hidayah (NIM: 2010-32-119) has been approved by the Examining Committee as requirement for the Sarjana Degree of English Education. Kudus, June 2014 Skripsi Examining Committee: Dr. H.A. Hilal Madjdi, M.Pd. NIS. 0610713020001020 Advisor II Chairperson Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd NIS., 0610701000001146 Member Nuraeningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd. NIS. 0610701000001201 Advisor I Member Farid Noor Romadlon, S.Pd., M.Pd. NIS. 0610701000001227 Member Acknowledged by The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Dean, Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd NIP. 19621219 198703 1 015 vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT In the name of ALLAH SWT the writer would like to say Alhamdullillahirabbil alamin for blessing given in composing this skripsi from the beginning to the end and powering her, so the skripsi has been completed. In finishing this skripsi the writer realizes that she gets a lot of helps from many parties. She would like to express her deepest gratitude and appreciation to: 1. Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd. as the dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University. 2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd. as the head of English Education Department who approved this skripsi. 3. Dr. H.A. Hilal Madjdi, M.Pd. as the first advisor who patiently give me the best guidance and advice to write a quality content of the skripsi. 4. Rismiyanto, SS., M.Pd. as the second advisor, for all his invaluable time and patience in guiding the writer during the process of writing skripsi. 5. Moh. Haizunniam, S.Pd.I, as the principal of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati for his permitted to conduct a research at the school. 6. Khabibah S.Pd.I as the English teacher of the seventh grade who have given detail information in MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati. 7. Her beloved family and friends who support her. vii
This skripsi is still far from being perfect. The writer hopes that this research can provide contribution to the improvement of teaching English. Kudus, June 2014 The writer, Novi Khumaerotul Hidayah NIM 2010-32-119 viii
ABTRACT Hidayah, Novi Khumaerotul. 2014. Improving Students Ability in Writing Descriptive Text by Using Wholesome Scattering Game of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in Academic Year 2013/2014. Skripsi: English Education Department, Teaching Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (i) Dr. H.A. Hilal Madjdi, M.Pd. (ii) Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd. Key answer: Writing ability, Wholesome Scattering Game. Writing is one of the four language skills that plays a very important role in the teaching English. As one of the teaching and learning activities in English class, writing must be taught in Junior High School or MTs students. It is clearly noted in KTSP curriculum that the objective of teaching writing English in Junior High School or MTs is that the students should be able to express the ideas in written form. Most of students feel that they get difficulties in finding and generating ideas. They also feel boring because process of writing consuming more time. As an English teacher, she must apply an interesting technique of teaching that can make the students more active in the classroom. Wholesome Scattering Game is one of the alternative techniques that can be used in teaching English writing. In this research, the writer uses Wholesome Scattering Game as a teaching technique in teaching English writing. The objective of this research is to improve students writing ability in descriptive text at the seventh grade students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in academic year 2013/2014. The writer conducted a classroom action research to solve the research problem. This research is conducted in MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in academic year 2013/2014 in the second semester, especially in the seventh grade students of VII-A class. The number of students in this research is 22 students. The writer uses descriptive text as the material. The writer has done two cycle processes. The average score percentage of the students writing ability in descriptive text in pre-cycle is 59.13%. After the learning process, the result of first cycle showed that the average score percentage of the students writing ability in cycle I is 76.77%. In the second cycle, the average score percentage of the students writing ability in descriptive text is 83.54%. So, there is an improvement of the average score percentage of the students writing ability in every cycle. Besides, the classroom atmosphere was very effective. The students were more confident, brave, and enjoyable during learning process. The teacher also could manage the class well and created a new atmosphere in writing class. Thus, the writer suggests that the teacher can use Wholesome Scattering Game in teaching writing descriptive text because it was proved that it can improve the students ability. ix
ABSTRAK Hidayah, Novi Khumaerotul. 2014. Meningkatkan Kemampuan Siswa dalam Menulis Teks Descriptive Menggunakan Wholesome Scattering Game pada Murid Kelas Tujuh dari MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati Tahun Ajaran 2013/2014. Skripsi: Program Studi Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing (i) Dr. H.A. Hilal Madjdi, M.Pd. (ii) Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd. Kata kunci: Kemampuan Menulis, Wholesome Scattering Game. Menulis merupakan salah satu dari empat keterampilan berbahasa yang berperan sangat penting dalam pengajaran bahasa Inggris. Sebagai salah satu kegiatan belajar mengajar di kelas bahasa Inggris, menulis harus diajarkan kepada siswa SMP atau MTs. Ini jelas tertera di kurikulum KTSP bahwa tujuan pengajaran menulis bahasa inggris di SMP atau MTs adalah siswa harus bisa mengekspresikan ide-ide dalam bentuk tulisan. Kebanyakan siswa merasa bahwa mereka mendapatkan kesulitan dalam menemukan dan menghasilkan ide-ide. Mereka juga merasa bosan karena menulis menghabiskan banyak waktu. Sebagai guru bahasa inggris, is harus bisa menerapakan tekhnik yang menarik dalam mengajar yang dapat membuat siswa lebih aktif di kelas. Wholesome Scattering Game adalah salah satu alternative tehnik yang dapat digunakan dalam pengajaran menulis bahasa inggris. Di penelitian ini, penulis menggunakan Wholesome Scattering Game sebagai tehnik dalam mengajar menulis bahasa ingggris. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis siswa di dalam teks descriptive pada siswa kelas tujuh MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati tahun akademik 2013/2014. Penulis melakukan penelitian tindakan kelas untuk memecahkan masalah penelitian. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati tahun akademik 2013/2014, khususnya di kelas VII A. Jumlah siswa dalam penelitian ini adalah 22 siswa. Peneliti menggunakan teks descriptive sebagai materi dalam penelitian ini. Peneliti melakukan dua proses siklus. Presentasi nilai rata rata siswa dalam kemampuan menulis teks descriptive sebelum siklus adalah 59.13%. Setelah proses pembelajaran, hasil penelitian siklus pertama menunjukan bahwa presentasi nilai rata rata siswa dalam kemampuan menulis teks descriptive adalah 76.77%. Pada siklus kedua, persentasi nilai rata rata siswa pada kemampuan menulis teks descriptive adalah 83.54%. Jadi, ada peningkatan nilai presentasi rata-rata kemampuan menulis siswa di setiap siklus. Disamping itu, suasana kelas juga sangat efektif. Siswa lebih percaya diri, berani, dan menyenangkan dalam proses belajar. Guru juga bisa mengatur kelas dengan baik dan menciptakan suasana baru di kelas menulis. x
Oleh karena itu, penulis menyarankan bahwa guru dapat menggunakan Wholesome Scattering Game dalam mengajar menulis teks descriptive karena terbukti bahwa Wholesome Scattering Game dapat meningkatkan kemampuan siswa. xi
TABLE OF CONTENT Page COVER... i LOGO... ii TITLE... iii MOTTO AND DEDICATION... iv ADVISORS APPROVAL... v EXAMINERS APPROVAL... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT... vii ABSTRACT... ix TABLE OF CONTENT... xii LIST OF TABLES... xvi LIST OF FIGURES... xvii LIST OF APPENDICES... xviii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Research... 1 1.2 Statement of the Research... 5 1.3 Objective of the Research... 5 1.4 Significance of the Research... 6 1.5 Limitation of the Research... 7 1.6 Operational Definition... 7 CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND ACTION HYPOTHESIS 2.1 Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati... 8 2.1.1 The Purpose of Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati... 9 2.1.2 The Curriculum of Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati... 10 xii
2.1.3 The Material of Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati... 11 2.1.4 The Technique of Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati... 12 2.2. Writing... 13 2.2.1 The Purposes of writing... 14 2.2.2 The Writing Process... 15 2.2.3 The Teacher s Role in Teaching Writing... 17 2.3 Descriptive text... 18 2.3.1 Generic Structure of Descriptive Text... 19 2.3.2 Language Feature of Descriptive Text... 19 2.3.3 The Example of Descriptive Text... 20 2.4 Game in Language Teaching... 20 2.5 Wholesome Scattering Game... 21 2.6 Review to Previous Research... 24 2.7 Theoretical framework... 25 2.8 Action Hypothesis... 26 CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH 3.1 Setting and Characteristics of Research Subject... 27 3.2 Variables of the Research... 28 3.3 Design of the Research... 29 3.3.1 The Steps of Cycle 1... 30 3.3.1.1 Planning... 31 xiii
3.3.3.2 Action... 31 3.3.3.3 Observation... 31 3.3.3.4 Analysis and Reflection... 32 3.3.2 The Steps of Cycle 2... 32 3.3.2.1 Planning... 32 3.3.2.2 Action... 33 3.3.2.3 Observation... 33 3.3.2.4 Analysis and Reflection... 33 3.4 Procedure of the Research... 34 3.5 Data Analysis... 35 CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING 4.1 The Result of Cycle I... 40 4.1.1 The Students Writing Ability in Descriptive Text in Cycle I... 53 4.1.2 The Classroom Atmosphere in Cycle I... 54 4.1.3 Analysis and Reflection in Cycle I... 55 4. 2 The Result of Cycle II... 57 4.2.1 The Students Writing Ability in Cycle II... 67 4.2.2 The Classroom Atmosphere in Cycle II... 68 4.2.3 Analyzing and Reflection in Cycle II... 69 xiv
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION 5.1 The Students Ability in Writing Descriptive Text by Using Wholesome Scattering Game of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in Academic Year 2013/2014.... 71 5.2 The Classroom Atmosphere in Writing Descriptive Text by Using Wholesome Scattering Game of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in Academic Year 2013/2014... 73 5.3 Wholesome Scattering Game Can Improve the Students Ability in Writing Descriptive Text of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in Academic Year 2013/2014... 75 CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 6.1 Conclusion... 77 6.2 Suggestion... 78 BIBLIOGRAPHY... 80 APPENDICES... 82 CURRICULUM VITAE... 127 xv
LIST OF TABLES Table Page 3.1 The Scoring of the Writing Ability... 37 3.3 The Criteria of the Students Score... 39 4.1 The Observation Result of Implementation of Wholesome Scattering Game in Teaching and Learning Process of Writing Descriptive Text of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in Academic Year 2013/2014 in the First Meeting in Cycle I... 40 4.2 The Observation Result of Implementation of Wholesome Scattering Game in Teaching and Learning Process of Writing Descriptive Text of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in Academic Year 2013/2014 in the Second Meeting in Cycle I.. 46 4.3 The Students Writing Descriptive Text Score in Cycle I... 53 4.4 The Frequency Distribution of Score s Writing Ability... 53 4.5 The Observation Result of Implementation of Wholesome Scattering Game in Teaching and Learning Process of Writing Descriptive Text of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in Academic Year 2013/2014 in the First Meeting in Cycle II... 57 4.6 The Observation Result of Implementation of Wholesome Scattering Game in Teaching and Learning Process of Writing Descriptive Text of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in Academic Year 2013/2014 in the Second Meeting in Cycle II... 62 4.7 The Students Writing Descriptive Score in Cycle II... 67 4.8 The Frequency Distribution of Score s Writing Ability... 67 xvi
LIST OF FIGURE Figure Page 2.1 The Writing Process Model... 17 4.1 Cyclical AR model based on Kemmis and Mc Taggart... 30 xvii
LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix Page 1. The Syllabus of the second semester of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in academic year 2013/2014... 81 2. The Data of VII A Students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in Academic Year 2013/2014... 99 3. Lesson plan of cycle I-II... 100 4. The Calculation of Preliminary Test of Writing Ability of the seventh Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati in Academic Year 2013/2014... 121 5. The Calculation of Mean of Writing Ability of Descriptive text of the seventh grade students by using Wholesome Scattering Game in Academic Year 2012/2013 in Cycle 1... 123 6. The Calculation of Mean of Writing Ability of Descriptive text of the seventh grade students by using Wholesome Scattering Game in Academic Year 2012/2013 in Cycle 1I... 124 7. The Calculation of Classroom Atmosphere from Teacher s and Students Activities of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati by Using Wholesome Scattering Game in Academic Year 2013/2014 in Cycle I... 125 8. The Calculation of Classroom Atmosphere from Teacher s and Students Activities of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Falah Talun Kayen Pati by Using Wholesome Scattering Game in Academic Year 2013/2014 in Cycle II... 126 xviii